Housing Benefit Reduction For Those Deemed to have Excess Bedrooms

There have been votes in Parliament on the introduction, and operation of, a policy to restrict housing benefit for those in social housing deemed to have excess bedrooms. This policy has been called the "Bedroom Tax" by Labour and some commentators
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Bill Esterson consistently voted against reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax")

All votes about reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax"):

On 9 Mar 2011:Bill Esterson voted against introducing Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments and against restricting housing benefit for those in social housing deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 9 Mar 2011:Bill Esterson was absent for a vote on Welfare Reform Bill — Second ReadingShow vote

On 15 Jun 2011:Bill Esterson voted against introducing Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments and against restricting housing benefit for those in social housing deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 1 Feb 2012:Bill Esterson voted to require the housing cost element of universal credit to be sufficient to cover the actual cost of housing for social tenants in cases where no offer of alternative accommodation has been made and the household has no more than one spare bedroom.
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On 21 Feb 2012:Bill Esterson voted to exclude people in specified circumstances from a reduction in housing benefits due to being deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 24 Oct 2012:Bill Esterson voted against introducing under-occupation criteria applying to housing benefit for working age claimants in the social rented sector and not to set the rates of Local Housing Allowance which applies to private rented accommodation.
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On 12 Nov 2013:Bill Esterson voted against reducing housing benefit for those deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 12 Nov 2013:Bill Esterson voted against a reduction in housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 18 Dec 2013:Bill Esterson voted to publish the results of research into food banks; to freeze energy prices; for a water affordability scheme; for measures to end abuses of zero hours contracts; to incentivise those paying the living wage and to abolish the under-occupancy penalty for social housing tenants.
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On 12 Feb 2014:Bill Esterson voted against a financial penalty for those receiving housing related benefits on the basis of the number of bedrooms they have.
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On 26 Feb 2014:Bill Esterson voted to retain an exemption from housing benefit penalties due to being deemed to have excess bedrooms which applied to those who've continuously received the benefit in the same property since before 1 January 1996.
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On 5 Sep 2014:Bill Esterson voted for exemptions to the benefit penalty applied to social housing tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms and to require a report on affordable housing.
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On 14 Oct 2014:Bill Esterson voted for an exception from the excess bedroom benefit penalty for people who require an extra bedroom due to their need for care.
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On 26 Nov 2014:Bill Esterson voted to scrap the penalty for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms; to freeze energy bills; and to increase pay rates in Wales.
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On 17 Dec 2014:Bill Esterson voted to abolish housing benefit penalties for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 17 Dec 2014:Bill Esterson voted to abolish housing benefit penalties for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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